Globetrotting [[electronic resource] ] : African American athletes and Cold War politics / / Damion L. Thomas

• Autore: Thomas Damion L
• Pubblicazione: Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (234 p.)
• Disciplina: 796.08996073
• Soggetto topico: African American athletes - History; Sports - United States - History; African American athletes - Social conditions; Racism in sports - United States; Discrimination in sports - United States; Cold War - Influence
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government 1945-1989
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The Showcase African American: Paul Robeson, Jackie Robinson, and the Politics of Cold War""; ""2. “Spreading the Gospel of Basketballâ€?: The Harlem Globetrotters, the State Department, and the""; ""3. Playing Politics: The Formation of the U.S. Cold Warâ€?Era Athletic Foreign Policy""; ""4. “The Good Negroesâ€?: Propaganda and the Racial Crisis""; ""5. Black Power: International Politics and the Revolt of the Black Athlete""; ""Epilogue""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: This probing history examines government attempts to manipulate international perceptions of US race relations during the Cold War by sending African American athletes abroad on goodwill tours and in international competitions as cultural ambassadors and visible symbols of American values.
• Titolo autorizzato: Globetrotting
• ISBN: 1-283-71437-X; 0-252-09429-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828338603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Sport and Society